UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-7604
In Re: PAUL L. ROBINSON,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis.
(CR-85-223-A)
Submitted: December 17, 1998 Decided: January 12, 1999
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Paul L. Robinson, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Paul Robinson, a federal inmate, brought this petition for a
writ of error coram nobis in which he alleges that the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia lacked
jurisdiction to adjudicate the crimes for which he stands con-
victed. Federal courts may grant a writ of error coram nobis to
vacate a conviction where a fundamental error occurred and no other
remedy is available. United States v. Mandel, 862 F.2d 1067, 1075
(4th Cir. 1988). Robinson has failed to establish a fundamental
error in connection with his conviction. Accordingly, we grant him
leave to proceed in forma pauperis but deny his petition for a writ
of error coram nobis. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
PETITION DENIED
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